I did get out...but not for long...

having some fibro and arthritis issues and I almost didn't get out at all...

but we got to 46 yesterday, so one quick run before it did me in...

I am sitting here, just before 2am...

the wind is gusting up to 55 mph here...

and the wind chill is -10...

and will keep dropping before morning...

I did a little v day decorating...

I had my box out and was about to get the white feather tree out of storage...

when 2 hyper kitties came stomping in to see what I was up to...

so it all got dumped in a bowl and a couple cups...

and I quickly shut the door...

this is what snow that there is left...

still some good sized chunks along side of the road...

but for the most part, we did have bare ground...

and it was good to get out...

its always good to see the sun and melting things...

I think I might have a bug of some kind, too...

did run across this one...

eating last fall apples along side of the road...

I had my window down and told him to sit pretty...

and he came right up to me...

we need to start praying this winter away...

and I need prayers for a dear, sweet lady...

her name is Jettie...

and she is having hip replacement surgery in the morning...

pray she has a good, relaxing day today...

and a good night's sleep...

and pray for her doctor and the staff that will be doing the surgery and the ones taking care of her after...

she is to be in the hospital 3 days...

I will post more about her tomorrow...

and her blog...

sleep well, the rest of the night...

and if you are in this mess of a storm, be safe and warm...

praying all of our power stays on...

;)

leaning...

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

what does that say to you?

what does it mean to you?

it tells me that I do not know enough to figure things out...

that He will lead me...

that, not even I, can follow the map by myself...

that I need to ask for direction...

but then it also says to me...

once He points me where He wants me to go...

that I don't sit here and second guess it...

try to figure it out...

that I should TRUST and just go...

stop wasting time...

mine and His...

and do what He is telling me to do...

that we spend too much time trying to figure out what's going on in His head...

with our meager little brains...

we can't do it...

its IMPOSSIBLE!

being OBEDIENT means...

doing what HE WANTS...

not what we think we want...

sometimes that goes along together...

but sometimes HE is trying to either pull us away from harm before we can see it...

or lead us to something so awesome, we would have never, ever thought it...

don't we all seem to do most things the hard way?

kicking and screaming like a spoiled child...

like being pulled away from a hot flame...

to be led to a Merry Go Round...

but the flame was so pretty....

we just knew we had to have it...

and then when we tug so hard, we twist our way out of His grasp...

we touch the flame...

only to learn for ourselves that pretty is not always best...

that maybe He did know best...

and we bawl and scrawl and blame Him for our pain...

when we are to blame...

lean not on ourselves and our own understanding...

LEAN ON HIM...

:)

may God bless your day...

photos from a couple days ago...

ok, I love this...

its a turkey pizza sub...

so easy to make....

open the sub roll...

lightly butter both sides and sprinkle with garlic powder...

add pizza sauce to each side...

add mozzarella and parmesan cheeses...

throw on some ground parsley...

stack on your turkey and close it up...

wrap it in foil, shiny side in...

bake for 15 minutes at 350...

so good...

you can put anything you want on these...

the guys do ham and pepperoni...

ok, a couple days ago, Craig and I went for a drive...

this is the dam on our town lake...

our drinking water used to come out of that...

logs and stuff come over the spill way and get stuck for awhile...

I think its too cold for that now...

love this weathered wood...

and old fences...

the water keeps trying to freeze over, but just can't do it with the warm days here and there...

its pretty when its trying to freeze...

that's a crick running through there...

another fence post...

and I have no idea what this is!

looks like baby yellow tomatoes...

just one small section of them and have seen anything like it anywhere else...

any ideas?

well, probably should get off of here and get some work done...

or take a nap...

;)

I finally got out of town yesterday...

and it was wonderful!

the cows were so cute...

I love fuzzy faced cows...

if you talk to them, most of the time they will look at you...

it was a great, warm day...

and we have an even better day here today...

51F...

the snow is almost all gone!

feels like a spring thaw going on...

but we all know that its going to snow again before that happens...

just hoping that those crazy cold days are behind us...

getting ready to tile a field...

going to have to wait until it dries up a bit before they can start laying it...

hope your Monday is a good one so far...

I am about to grab some lunch here and then finish a book...

both guys are working and all the critters are asleep!

woo hoo for me!

;)

still waiting it out...

we have a little bit more to go, but we are doing good here so far...

the power is still on and we are in and warm...

we had a sun dog here this morning...

the most amazing thing...

a complete rainbow circle around the sun...

with two bright spots, one on each side...

google them...

it was the talk of facebook this morning...

quit a bit of drifting and roads are all closed and impassable...

still, there are those who are totally stupid and out in it anyway...

that's a railing...

the scene through the back door...

they pulled the plows early last night...

and tried a bit this morning...

but until the winds die down...

and the wind chills get out of the -40s...

they can't do any good...

then you have the ones out there trying to get around...

when everyone is being told to stay put...

stuck in these temps...

I am sure by the time someone is able to get to them...

it will be too late for some...

some states have made it illegal to travel...

roads are completely blocked with stranded cars and trucks...

both of my guys stayed home today...

everything was closed...

we have until about 8pm for the winds and then they should start to settle...

these photos were taken during a calm period this morning, but it didn't last long and soon it was blowing again...

by Wednesday we could be in the low 40s...

that's about zero!

but another snow coming with that...

this winter is going to go down in history, that's for sure...

stay in, stay warm...

and if you are in the 40s or above already...

nah, nah, nah, nah- I can't hear you!

bwahahahahahaha!

;)